These websites provide tools to create an interesting combination of words and images in a visually pleasing way to be used in either a poster or a presentation.
Easy to use, stable plug-in, not very interactive once built,
not easy to share plain image once created
Description:
Using a URL or plain text with different frequencies of words,
a picture is made automatically with different sizes based on
word frequencies. Users can choose word arrangement and
colors.
Uses:
User can seed words with different frequencies to create a
personal representation of themselves. User can analyze what
topics are trending in the news by seeding a news website and
identifying the largest words.
View, create, and add to a public virtual bulletin board
Logged-in User:
View, create and add to a private virtual bulletin board
Email Use:
Required for log-in account creation
Paid Option:
N/A
Comparison:
Easy to initially create a shared space, very robust text
positioning and image addition, not as flexible for text rotation
Description:
Through clicking to add virtual sticky notes, users generate a
virtual bulletin board full of different sized text and images
Uses:
User can create a shared space for a group to add words
and images scaled in size based on how important they are,
Shared space can function as a virtual FAQ space, with
different font sizes representing how frequent the question is
School package pre-makes student accounts (no email address
required)
Comparison:
Very robust text and image positioning, incorporates video
media into final product, somewhat sluggish to use and view
Description:
Through adding an assortment of text, images and videos,
users create an interactive presentation space on the topic of
their choosing.
Uses:
User can use a Glog as a substitute for a PowerPoint
presentation on a research topic, Glog can be built as a starting
point for a specific unit theme.
Wordle
not easy to share plain image once created
a picture is made automatically with different sizes based on
word frequencies. Users can choose word arrangement and
colors.
personal representation of themselves. User can analyze what
topics are trending in the news by seeding a news website and
identifying the largest words.
Tagxedo
may become restricted to paid use in the future)
mouse-over, plain text creator not available
sized words based on word frequencies. Users can choose
word arrangement and colors.
seeding a news website and identifying the largest words.
Wallwisher
positioning and image addition, not as flexible for text rotation
virtual bulletin board full of different sized text and images
and images scaled in size based on how important they are,
Shared space can function as a virtual FAQ space, with
different font sizes representing how frequent the question is
Glogster
required)
media into final product, somewhat sluggish to use and view
users create an interactive presentation space on the topic of
their choosing.
presentation on a research topic, Glog can be built as a starting
point for a specific unit theme.
My Fake Wall
to create a fully developed page
page, but populated with the images and text of the user's
choosing
imagining what that person would say on facebook and who
that person would interact with.
Fakebook
populates page with google search images to make the page
more quickly
page, but populated with the images and text of the user's
choosing
imagining what that person would say on facebook and who
that person would interact with.